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back in colorado, we saw a guy named moderate mitt. last night romney tried to fool everyone with moderate mitt once again. watch his very first answer of the night, in response to a question from a college student. >> i want to make sure we keep our pell grant program growing. we're also going to have our loan program, so that people are able to afford school. >> holy smokes! all of a sudden moderate mitt loves pell grants. even though the real romney supports demolishing the pell grant program through paul ryan's budget. which, of course, he says he supports. president obama never let mitt romney define the terms of the debate, especially on romney's economic plan. >> now, governor romney was a very successful investor. if somebody came to you, governor, with a plan that said, here, i want to spend $7 trillion or $8 trillion, and we're going to pay for it, but we can't tell you until maybe after the election how we're going to do it, you haven't have taken such a sketchy deal, and neither should you, the american people. >> president
back in colorado, we saw a guy named moderate mitt. last night romney tried to fool everyone with moderate mitt once again. watch his very first answer of the night, in response to a question from a college student. >> i want to make sure we keep our pell grant program growing. we're also going to have our loan program, so that people are able to afford school. >> holy smokes! all of a sudden moderate mitt loves pell grants. even though the real romney supports demolishing the pell...
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he had a huge rally in colorado, in addition to that "washington post"/abc poll there's a virtual tie in the latest reuters poll. he's only one point behind, essentially a tie. he says that president obama is slipping because he's promoting the same ideas, nothing new for the next four years. meantime, the obama/biden team in dayton, ohio late last night at a rally. the president showing off yesterday a new booklet that he says details his plan for the next four years. one that he says where the math adds up. he has a huge campaign schedule over the next three days in eight states including iowa, colorado and california and an appearance on jay leno tonight. >>> the white house and state department were advised an islamic militant group was behind the benghazi attack two hours after that assault began. this is information that is according to a report by the reuters news agency. they managed to obtain e-mails that describe the attack as it was still under way. the white house and the state department have not commented yet on these e-mails. >>> here's your "first look" at some of the
he had a huge rally in colorado, in addition to that "washington post"/abc poll there's a virtual tie in the latest reuters poll. he's only one point behind, essentially a tie. he says that president obama is slipping because he's promoting the same ideas, nothing new for the next four years. meantime, the obama/biden team in dayton, ohio late last night at a rally. the president showing off yesterday a new booklet that he says details his plan for the next four years. one that he...
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but the cheating goes on in colorado. tonight an update on the rnc voter fraud scandal. >>> early voting starts today. today. >> the first lady is firing up supporters as voters swarm the polls. we'll bring you the latest on ohio early voting. >>> and mitt romney's billionaire supporters are complaining about the president louder than ever. >> we need leadership, not criticism. we need encouragement, not discouragement. >> tonight e.j. dionne on the obama/billionaire hate club. sweetie, you have to scrub it first. no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right... with cascade complete. see cascade complete pacs work like thousands of micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. so, i was right, right? i've gotta run. more dishwasher brands in north america recommend cascade. more dishwasher brands in north america if we want to improve our schools... ...what
but the cheating goes on in colorado. tonight an update on the rnc voter fraud scandal. >>> early voting starts today. today. >> the first lady is firing up supporters as voters swarm the polls. we'll bring you the latest on ohio early voting. >>> and mitt romney's billionaire supporters are complaining about the president louder than ever. >> we need leadership, not criticism. we need encouragement, not discouragement. >> tonight e.j. dionne on the...
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these are -- and then you have colorado, a five-point spread. and you've done this, nevada, a two-point spread. some of these races are bunching up, mark mckinnon, but you've run a campaign before. no republican's ever won without ohio. if mitt romney loses ohio, i think most people would put money on that right now. we're still a month out. but if he loses ohio, he's got to do what george w. bush did in 2000 at one point in the evening and run the board. he's got to win all of these swing states. >> he does. the good news, it's headed the right direction. >> he can do it. >> absolutely. in late september, early october 2000, we were down three to five points. everybody said the campaign was completely screwed up. everybody should be fired. george bush went on to win all three debates, run the tables, as you've said, and turn it around and was up three. so it's absolutely possible. and i think this is big stakes. i mean, this is really an opportunity where people -- >> tonight is -- tonight is a huge debate. it really is. >> it's huge for all th
these are -- and then you have colorado, a five-point spread. and you've done this, nevada, a two-point spread. some of these races are bunching up, mark mckinnon, but you've run a campaign before. no republican's ever won without ohio. if mitt romney loses ohio, i think most people would put money on that right now. we're still a month out. but if he loses ohio, he's got to do what george w. bush did in 2000 at one point in the evening and run the board. he's got to win all of these swing...
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the preference for the president is small in colorado, with you still president. are romney's recent beefed up efforts as we see him try to be more folksy, if you will, to woo the middle qulas, is that not working? >> it seems to be working a little bit. throughout the campaign, the president has scored much better on person about al qualities than has mr. romney. the pattern since mr. romney won the nomination has been he was able to compete on the issue of the economy, but on a host of other issues and a host of personal characteristics, the president was ahead. and that has helped him stay ahead in the horse race polls. what you've seen since the first debate obviously is in some plac places, in colorado, wisconsin, the president's margin has come town a bit. in virginia, it stayed the same. the reason why virginia is so much better for the president is the economy is so much better in virginia than it is in much of the rest of the country. the unemployment rate in virginia is less than 6%. so it's tougher for mr. romney to come into virginia and say things are
the preference for the president is small in colorado, with you still president. are romney's recent beefed up efforts as we see him try to be more folksy, if you will, to woo the middle qulas, is that not working? >> it seems to be working a little bit. throughout the campaign, the president has scored much better on person about al qualities than has mr. romney. the pattern since mr. romney won the nomination has been he was able to compete on the issue of the economy, but on a host of...
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a lot of it is going to depend on colorado so i hope everybody takes advantage of early vote in colorado. you guys are always ahead of the curve when it comes to voting. >> nine interviews yesterday, the president did. he was in washington, but he headed down to dnc. radio interviews with our friend michael smerconish and others around the country. >> mike viqueira, get your track shoes on. joining me now, white house correspondent for the hill amie parnes, and steve selma. good morning. >> hi, good morning. >> amie i'm going to begin with you because we have some interesting poll numbers from ohio to go over. first of all with this overall poll from cnn/orc. it shows president obama still ahead by four points there in the buckeye state. what are the president's campaign advisers saying about that? is it too close for comfort or are they confident or -- >> sure. i think they're cautiously optimistic. they have done polls, have been poll testing in ohio, and i think that they feel good about where they are. but you know, he's going to be spending -- the president's going to be spending a
a lot of it is going to depend on colorado so i hope everybody takes advantage of early vote in colorado. you guys are always ahead of the curve when it comes to voting. >> nine interviews yesterday, the president did. he was in washington, but he headed down to dnc. radio interviews with our friend michael smerconish and others around the country. >> mike viqueira, get your track shoes on. joining me now, white house correspondent for the hill amie parnes, and steve selma. good...
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we're working very hard in the targeted states of colorado and other places to make sure that women are not confused and that they go the polls and vote. >> let's talk specifically about your state because i was listening to chuck todd this morning and he was talking about the breakdown of demographics, how important women are as well as the hispanic voting block. 20% of your state, colorado's population is hispanic. the president leads overwhelmingly with hispanic voters. 70% to 25% of likely voters leaning towards the president. we've seen this bump in hispanic voters that describe themselves as having high interest in this election. can the president turn that enthusiasm into true and real hispanic turnout on election day something that can carry him through such an important state like yours, colorado. >> thomas, i in a couple of areas with very high hispanic populations just yesterday, talking to some of the organizers, some of the people who are going door-to-door and they said they are finding extremely high interest among hispanic voters. just on a personal level i was canvassin
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and those colorado voters overall thought president obama won. even better for the obama campaign, the margin of victory for the president was particularly large among the independents who were watching that debate. which is exactly who the president wants to be winning over. you know, it's funny, one of the things we have learned over the course of this campaign is that mr. romney doesn't like to do stuff the morning after big events. at least, they don't like to have big, public events planned for mr. romney after big events. i mean, traditionally, candidates see, and campaigns see big marquis events like debates or conventions as springboards for the next day's public attention and momentum. but the romney campaign is not like that. after his convention, mr. romney did not do a traditional bus tour or barn storming campaign trip. after his convention, you will recall that mr. romney went on vacation. mr. romney, even after he had such a big win at the first presidential debate, he did not have any big, morning after the debate rallies or anyth
and those colorado voters overall thought president obama won. even better for the obama campaign, the margin of victory for the president was particularly large among the independents who were watching that debate. which is exactly who the president wants to be winning over. you know, it's funny, one of the things we have learned over the course of this campaign is that mr. romney doesn't like to do stuff the morning after big events. at least, they don't like to have big, public events...
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. >> we were in a small town in colorado. one of the few days we weren't riding, there were quite a lot of thunderstorms. but we didn't give it too much mind. >> despite the weather, james is intent on fixing his bike. and matthew is there to film him. >> this sucks. this sucks. i had to clean out the carburetor because it was just leaking gas nonstop. i pushed my bike underneath the awning of this hotel. i thought, i'll be safe here. no problem at all. i'm covered. >> james is wrong. holy [ bleep ]. >> there was just this huge bang and a flash. >> it's like a sonic experience. bursting through you. >> the next second all hell broke loose. >> damn it! holy [ bleep ]. >> so i feel -- >> i still feel really shaky. i'm not trying to be overdramatic or anything but my spine lit up. >> i'm trying to understand. not only the bolt has just gone off near us but why my body feels kind of tingly. >> the lightning seems to erupt straight out of motorcycle but the bolt didn't actually hit the bike, not directly at least. >> the lightning
. >> we were in a small town in colorado. one of the few days we weren't riding, there were quite a lot of thunderstorms. but we didn't give it too much mind. >> despite the weather, james is intent on fixing his bike. and matthew is there to film him. >> this sucks. this sucks. i had to clean out the carburetor because it was just leaking gas nonstop. i pushed my bike underneath the awning of this hotel. i thought, i'll be safe here. no problem at all. i'm covered. >>...
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in states like this one, in states like colorado, a swing state we're in, or nevada, or even north carolina and ohio, for the republicans to win. they are a minority of a minority demographically. that's what that number shows. >> we have nate silver's estimates today. he points out some fascinating thing. a very smart guy who writes for the new york times. he points out what's going on. he analyzed the polls coming in and going out of debates since 1969. he doesn't look at who won the debate. he looks at the polls before and after to see what happened in those debates. he found usually a small bounce coming out of the first debate for the challenger, not the incumbent. also noted no candidate as far behind as romney at this point has never won. the challenger tend to get a modest bump because he's the new kid on the block and most people get to see him for the first time. number two, it's new england enough of a bump except in rare cases like kennedy, he pointed out reagan and -- >> reagan. >> most of the time it's not enough of a bump. basically we're looking at the final. >> what nate si
in states like this one, in states like colorado, a swing state we're in, or nevada, or even north carolina and ohio, for the republicans to win. they are a minority of a minority demographically. that's what that number shows. >> we have nate silver's estimates today. he points out some fascinating thing. a very smart guy who writes for the new york times. he points out what's going on. he analyzed the polls coming in and going out of debates since 1969. he doesn't look at who won the...
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. >>> meanwhile police in colorado are investigating a shooting at president obama's denver campaign office. officials say people were inside when a shot was fired through the office window flid afternoon, fortunately no one was hurt. police say they have a description of what they're calling at this point a vehicle of interest. more on all of these hours throughout the next three hours right here on msnbc. >>> as we just mentioned, mitt romney packing his schedule tight today in ohio. you're looking at live pictures from portsmouth, romney's first stop before heading to another rally in lebanon, ohio, later this afternoon. our peter alexander continues his travels with the romney campaign. he joins us live now. we understand the romney campaign is seeing much larger crowds. is today's rally looking like lit have a similar turnout? >> reporter: that's a good question. not as big as the rallies, but be clear we have seen some of the biggest rallies we've seen. 12,000 at a rally in cuyahoga falls. on tuesday, 9,000 in sydney hollywood ohiond a wednesday close to 9,000. make no mistake.
. >>> meanwhile police in colorado are investigating a shooting at president obama's denver campaign office. officials say people were inside when a shot was fired through the office window flid afternoon, fortunately no one was hurt. police say they have a description of what they're calling at this point a vehicle of interest. more on all of these hours throughout the next three hours right here on msnbc. >>> as we just mentioned, mitt romney packing his schedule tight today...
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in colorado. also, you know, suburban vote which is where lit come down to in a lot of the swing states. >> did you know also this year will be extraordinarily close. the closest election most likely since 2000. and the states are in elections like that even new hampshire which, of course, won the presidencies for george w. bush, makes a big difference. in new hampshire, one poll that actually has the president up by nine. all the other polls showed this deadlocked. >> yeah. i mean, the -- university of new hampshire poll looks like a bit of an outlier. the rest of the polling evidence we have seen in this state, that state, shows it is a -- you know, a tie race. there is a poll showing romney up a couple of points. a poll showing obama up a couple. razor's edge in new hampshire. electoral college scenario with owe bogey the pivot point. if obama wins ohio romney will have to win wisconsin and colorado and either iowa or new hampshire. new hampshire is definitely in the mix here. >> david was sayi
in colorado. also, you know, suburban vote which is where lit come down to in a lot of the swing states. >> did you know also this year will be extraordinarily close. the closest election most likely since 2000. and the states are in elections like that even new hampshire which, of course, won the presidencies for george w. bush, makes a big difference. in new hampshire, one poll that actually has the president up by nine. all the other polls showed this deadlocked. >> yeah. i mean,...
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governor romney showed up today an at event in colorado and in the span of seven minutes used that new strange term nine times. >> i saw the president's vision as trickle-down government. trickle-down government. trick trickle-down government. trickle-down government. trickle-down government. trickle-down government. and trickle-down government. >> nine times, seven minutes. the term trickle-down government is nonsensical. literally. it has no meaning apart from the way it is being used politically. and its political use is to make the classic and i always thought vaguely emasculating and grossout accusation of trickle-down economics seem less understandable. make that seem less like an understandable critique of an economic plan and more like campaign mumbo jumbo you hear from both sides. it has been used to criticize economic plans that rely on supposedly magical economic effect of giving money to rich people. rich people doing better is supposed to trickle down to non rich people somehow. that is the core of mr. romney's economic ideology and economic plan. so i think they have coin
governor romney showed up today an at event in colorado and in the span of seven minutes used that new strange term nine times. >> i saw the president's vision as trickle-down government. trickle-down government. trick trickle-down government. trickle-down government. trickle-down government. trickle-down government. and trickle-down government. >> nine times, seven minutes. the term trickle-down government is nonsensical. literally. it has no meaning apart from the way it is being...
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that goes for all our listeners on colorado progressive talk. we look forward to seeing you tomorrow night at the governor's park tavern right after the show. >>> tonight in our survey, i asked you, do you trust mitt romney's and paul ryan's math? 3% of you said yes. 97% of you said no. >>> coming up, the man who just finished debating eric cantor, wayne paul powell joins me next. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up when you do. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always h
that goes for all our listeners on colorado progressive talk. we look forward to seeing you tomorrow night at the governor's park tavern right after the show. >>> tonight in our survey, i asked you, do you trust mitt romney's and paul ryan's math? 3% of you said yes. 97% of you said no. >>> coming up, the man who just finished debating eric cantor, wayne paul powell joins me next. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues...
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. >> today, vice president biden campaigned in nevada and colorado where he said this. >> how about barack obama last night? you all saw the man that i have sat with every day on average four to six hours a day. a man of principle, a man of gumption, a steady hand and clear vision. i'm proud of him. i'm proud to serve him. >> msnbc's joe scarborough had this to say about mitt romney's performance. >> he came on way too strong. you don't run over a female moderator. it's very dangerous. secondly you don't run over the president of the united states. whether that president is a republican or whether that president is a democrat. there are independent voters who believe that a president should be treated with deference because he is the commander in chief. >> joining me now, msnbc alex wagner and chris hayes. there you are in los angeles, joe scarborough thinking you don't run over a female moderator. i think you're probably about four years away from being a female moderator at a presidential debate. >> that is a laughable prospect, lawrence. >> so what is your feeling about that, about this
. >> today, vice president biden campaigned in nevada and colorado where he said this. >> how about barack obama last night? you all saw the man that i have sat with every day on average four to six hours a day. a man of principle, a man of gumption, a steady hand and clear vision. i'm proud of him. i'm proud to serve him. >> msnbc's joe scarborough had this to say about mitt romney's performance. >> he came on way too strong. you don't run over a female moderator. it's...
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these crowds that romney has gathered, especially a late night crowd in colorado, it's a contrast. the obama campaign is going after that base doggedly because they know it's about the battlegrounds and they know suddenly they have an uphill fight in some of the them they weren't expecting. >> and they keep telling us about their advantage in organization. they were out there months and months earlier in terms of opening offices and frankly spending a lot of money on the ground game. but you have to have that basic enthusiasm. i know that, you know, i don't see the yard signs and the basic passion. it is a re-election race, and what you say is that is a different situation? >> right. they're frankly hoping to get by in some places. they also have the advantage of not having had a grinding, brutal primary process and all the damage that can inflict on a party. mitt romney, the survivor, emerg emerged. if you believe the national polls, we've seen the numbers. >> and just finally, where is your next stop? >> we are there. richmond, virginia, at some point here. i have to get back to
these crowds that romney has gathered, especially a late night crowd in colorado, it's a contrast. the obama campaign is going after that base doggedly because they know it's about the battlegrounds and they know suddenly they have an uphill fight in some of the them they weren't expecting. >> and they keep telling us about their advantage in organization. they were out there months and months earlier in terms of opening offices and frankly spending a lot of money on the ground game. but...
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and a woman registering only republican voters worked for sprool's group in colorado. check out what she said. >> would you vote for romney or obama. >> wait, i thought you were registering voters a minute ago. >> i am. >> who are you registering? all voters? >> i'm actually trying to register voters for a particular party because we're out here in support of romney, actually. >> and who is paying you for this? >> oh, the -- let me see. we're working for the county clerk's office. >> this is exactly what started the phony a.c.o.r.n. scandal. phony voter registrations. the same thing. so where is the right wing outrage today? they were horrified by those a.c.o.r.n. employees in 2008. so, guys, what do you have to say? did the right wing think we wouldn't notice their convenient double standard? nice try. but we got you. have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold s
and a woman registering only republican voters worked for sprool's group in colorado. check out what she said. >> would you vote for romney or obama. >> wait, i thought you were registering voters a minute ago. >> i am. >> who are you registering? all voters? >> i'm actually trying to register voters for a particular party because we're out here in support of romney, actually. >> and who is paying you for this? >> oh, the -- let me see. we're working...
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showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by someone in the audience, stand up and say, look, there's a real difference between what i would do and what governor romney would do and outline that difference and show how he's going to stand up and fight for the middle class. i think the structure of this race still favors the president because romney virtually has to run the table, especially if obama holds that lead in ohio. >> now, joan, should the president point out the blatant dishonesty and distortions of mr. romney and his campaign to mr. romney tomorrow night in front of, i'm sure, what is going to be a record breaking crowd of viewers for the second debate? >> yes. i think he ha
showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by someone in the audience, stand...
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the new york times" write us this morning quote -- an one more state with campaign advisors putting colorado at the top of the list. president obama begins a 72 hour blitzes to travel to six states at an event in florida this morning he unveiled a 20-page blueprint for america's future, 3.5 million copies of which are being distributed to counteract the critique he hasn't laid out a vision for a second term. >> in this campaign, i've laid out a plan for jobs, and middle-class security, and unlike mitt romney, i'm actually proud to talk about what's in it. because my plan actually will move america forward. >> in conjunction with this the campaign released a sunny one-minute spot reminiscent of reagan's morning in america. >> there's no quit in america. you're seeing that right now. 5 million new jobs. exports up 41%. home values rising. auto industry back. and our heros are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the last thing we should do is turn back now. >> the ad will air in nine battleground states. joining us from chicago is national press secretary, for the
the new york times" write us this morning quote -- an one more state with campaign advisors putting colorado at the top of the list. president obama begins a 72 hour blitzes to travel to six states at an event in florida this morning he unveiled a 20-page blueprint for america's future, 3.5 million copies of which are being distributed to counteract the critique he hasn't laid out a vision for a second term. >> in this campaign, i've laid out a plan for jobs, and middle-class...
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florida, virginia, wisconsin, colorado, nevada. nevada is the backdrop for the president's debate camp. ann romney will campaign in that state today. and our latest maris poll shows the lead. john ralston hosts on ksnv. the president won nevada by 12 points back in '08. but that was a different time. it certainly has been hard hit by the economy. today republicans are distributing this briefing booklet on the president's housing policies. why is the president not enjoying the same kind of breakaway lead that we've seen in ohio? is it strictly the economy? >> yeah, thomas. it's the economy. here in nevada i think we have arguably the worst economy if the nation. highest unemployment up over 12%. we have the housing crisis you mentioned. president obama has been able to come to this state and talk about housing a little bit. he went to reno a few months back. talked about how one of his programs is helping a couple here. mitt romney has helped president obama by making some unfortunate comments about letting the foreclosure crisis, l
florida, virginia, wisconsin, colorado, nevada. nevada is the backdrop for the president's debate camp. ann romney will campaign in that state today. and our latest maris poll shows the lead. john ralston hosts on ksnv. the president won nevada by 12 points back in '08. but that was a different time. it certainly has been hard hit by the economy. today republicans are distributing this briefing booklet on the president's housing policies. why is the president not enjoying the same kind of...
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number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios we might still be making mix tapes. find this. pause this. play this. eject this. write this. it's like the days before esurance express laneâ„¢. you had to find a bunch of documents just to get a car insurance quote. now express lane finds your driving info with just one click, saving time to be nostalgic about the days before express lane. thank you, insurance for the modern world. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. >>> i had, i don't know, 20-something jobs before i got elected president, but this is the first time in my life i ever got to be the warm-up act for bruce springsteen. >> 45-minute warm-up act, and it was a good 45 minutes. welcome back to "hardb
number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios we might still be making mix tapes. find this. pause this. play this. eject this. write this. it's...
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romney leading in colorado by 4. mr. obama leading in pennsylvania by 2, the right poll showing a tie in nevada. the president up in new hampshire by 6 points. and really the one poll we waited on all day, the one poll that might matter more than any other single piece of data, the one piece we got today, president obama holding on to a 4-point lead in ohio. let's poll this one out. this is a cnn number from this afternoon. barack obama with an edge of 4 points in ohio, which is just outside the margin of error. it's far less than the 9-point leads in the survey not long ago. i should say to democrats and obama supporters, i'm sorry if i unleashed those numbers on you with a mature content warning label. but my friend e.j. dionne will be with us later. he says, i was talking with an old friend who was one of the nonpartisan polling outfits. we were discussing the large shifts in some of the polls on the presidential election and the feedback he receives whenever he puts out new numbers that make one side or the other unh
romney leading in colorado by 4. mr. obama leading in pennsylvania by 2, the right poll showing a tie in nevada. the president up in new hampshire by 6 points. and really the one poll we waited on all day, the one poll that might matter more than any other single piece of data, the one piece we got today, president obama holding on to a 4-point lead in ohio. let's poll this one out. this is a cnn number from this afternoon. barack obama with an edge of 4 points in ohio, which is just outside...
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those being colorado, florida and nevada. why do you think wing over latinos in these states is so critical? >> well, because all three of those states are going to -- are swing states. they're very important states to both candidates. and the latino vote will and can be the decider in those elections. i think i've been saying for some time people thought i was nuts they expected that we're going to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%, maybe upwards of that, the latino vote. we are i think not just because of mr. romney's policies calling for the south deportation of 11 million people, calling the arizona and alabama laws a model for the nation. but the rhetoric that they've used -- that he's used when he's taken those very extreme positions. i think in addition, latinos understand that president obama has provided deferred action for the dreamers, these kids who know no other country but this one. that here supported comprehensive immigration reform. that he wants to work on a bipartisan basis to pass the dream act. the
those being colorado, florida and nevada. why do you think wing over latinos in these states is so critical? >> well, because all three of those states are going to -- are swing states. they're very important states to both candidates. and the latino vote will and can be the decider in those elections. i think i've been saying for some time people thought i was nuts they expected that we're going to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%, maybe upwards of that, the latino vote. we are i...
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number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with an all new award winning car. good. now find the most hard core driver in america. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ] test it. highlight the european chassis, 6 speed manual, dual exhaust, wide stance, clean lines, have him floor it, spin it, punch it, drift it, put it through its paces, is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. >>> i had, i don't know, 20-something jobs before i got elected president, but this is the first time in my life i ever got to be the warm-up act for bruce springsteen. >> 45-minute warm-up act and it was good 45 minutes. welcome back to "hardball." 19 days to the election and barack obama is bringing in the big gu
number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with an all new award winning car. good. now find the most hard core driver in america. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ]...
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here in colorado we are not better off. his cuts weaken national security and threaten 20,000 jobs. romney's plan, reverse cuts, create over 200,000 new jobs for colorado. >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> good old fashioned -- not create jobs. >> rolling over in his grave listening to those things. >> this has been the republican line that government can't create jobs except if they are defense related. you are in support of the contours of the obama trajectory for defense spending? >> absolutely. i'm not in support of see quest ration, we need to figure out what the threats are. that said former chairman of the joint chiefs, mike mullen said in 2009 the deficit was the greatest threat to our national security. we needed to rebuild our strength at home, rebuild health, education and infrastructure. that is part of what we need to be strong in the world. the other part, going back to our discussion in libya, $50 billion is the entire budget for the state department. we need more diplomats, more development. we need more of the other kinds of ways in which we advance
here in colorado we are not better off. his cuts weaken national security and threaten 20,000 jobs. romney's plan, reverse cuts, create over 200,000 new jobs for colorado. >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> good old fashioned -- not create jobs. >> rolling over in his grave listening to those things. >> this has been the republican line that government can't create jobs except if they are defense related. you are in support of the contours of the obama...
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." >> joining us from outside the university of colorado where he has refused to eat, shower, or sleep since the debate, chris matthews. >> what the hell happened? i want answers! >> is that me? anyway, so that's the battle. the war continues. there are two kinds of success winston churchill once said, initial and ultimate. the presidential candidate who comes out on top of all four of these debates, including the vice-presidential debate, will be the one who impresses the american people with one message, that he can take us to a better place, he can deliver us from the economy we all inherited from george w. bush to something better. romney came out best in the first debate because he denied the path he has chosen, denied the big tax cut from 35% down to 28% for people at the top bracket. the all-out elimination of the estate tax, the big-time cut in the corporate rate. he denied his plan to eliminate medicare, denied he would kill coverage for those with pre-existing conditions. he got away without bothering to deny his plan to let the automobile industry to go bankrupt and to dump
." >> joining us from outside the university of colorado where he has refused to eat, shower, or sleep since the debate, chris matthews. >> what the hell happened? i want answers! >> is that me? anyway, so that's the battle. the war continues. there are two kinds of success winston churchill once said, initial and ultimate. the presidential candidate who comes out on top of all four of these debates, including the vice-presidential debate, will be the one who impresses...
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think northern virginia, think the suburbs of colorado. yes, it's abortion, yes it's contraception, but it's also sort of other issues like education, paying for college, all the sort of pocketbook issues. and there are going to be different ways they both try to navigate around this. >> chuck, when you talk to both campaigns about this, the targeting makes sense, but i wonder, what's your gut feeling? what's your instinct about how well each of these campaigns understands the right message for that group of voters? which one of them -- which campaign seems like they've got their finger on the pulse in terms of how to reach these voters? >> well, you know, if you'd ask med thr ed me three months ago, i would have said, the obama campaign's being much more sophisticated about their targeting, and almost having separate conversations in the same households with women voters in a household versus male voters in a household, and targeting them in different ways, using cable television, using tv advertising, buying time on cable in a way that f
think northern virginia, think the suburbs of colorado. yes, it's abortion, yes it's contraception, but it's also sort of other issues like education, paying for college, all the sort of pocketbook issues. and there are going to be different ways they both try to navigate around this. >> chuck, when you talk to both campaigns about this, the targeting makes sense, but i wonder, what's your gut feeling? what's your instinct about how well each of these campaigns understands the right...
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so we're going to see them in colorado and iowa and ohio, ohio, ohio. and virginia and florida, i mean the states that they have been going to, maybe the odd trip to new hampshire. >> i want to get with you on what david axelrod says. the obama camp has the ground game covered. 18% of ohioans already voted. 63% of those early voters favor the president. what reaction do you have? how concerned are you. >> there's no question that the obama campaign has done a good job in the ground game. i would not be surprised if in fact the early registration edge is probably to their favor. but let's be honest about this. let's pull back the onion and take another look at the layers here. if you look at where early voter registration is high, it's urban areas, it's in toledo and cincinnati so of course that's an area where president obama is going to do fairly well. the question becomes whether or not rural areas of the state, southwestern ohio, which george w. bush won in 2004 is that going to come out in droves. if in fact it does it could go towards the romney ca
so we're going to see them in colorado and iowa and ohio, ohio, ohio. and virginia and florida, i mean the states that they have been going to, maybe the odd trip to new hampshire. >> i want to get with you on what david axelrod says. the obama camp has the ground game covered. 18% of ohioans already voted. 63% of those early voters favor the president. what reaction do you have? how concerned are you. >> there's no question that the obama campaign has done a good job in the ground...
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he's in colorado, he's in nevada, he's in iowa, he's in wisconsin. those are firewall states and part of the race against time is not just a race against time from the romney side as to when economic conditions kick in in favor of the president, but can president obama outlast what is clearly right now a momentum shift that has gone and has been running governor romney's direction the past couple weeks. >> the race against time has caught up with us, my friend. we have to say thank you and good afternoon to you. but thank you as always for your time and insight, john heilemann. >> toodle-loo. >>> after the break, who knew foreign policy would play such a definitive role in the runup to november, between the thin red line in iran and the attack in libya, we have plenty to discuss. we will talk with p.j. crowley, next. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see w
he's in colorado, he's in nevada, he's in iowa, he's in wisconsin. those are firewall states and part of the race against time is not just a race against time from the romney side as to when economic conditions kick in in favor of the president, but can president obama outlast what is clearly right now a momentum shift that has gone and has been running governor romney's direction the past couple weeks. >> the race against time has caught up with us, my friend. we have to say thank you...
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polling in colorado, virginia. what we're seeing broadly is what we've seen in states at the national level. barack obama mid to high single digit lead at the national level is a tie. i think in most battle ground states he's lost a few points. it's why this debate is critically important for had him. he knows and his team knows he can not put in a performance like he did 13 days ago if he does that, the momentum that is on mitt romney's side will continue to build and my expectation you would see more erosion in the obama numbers both nationally and in swing states. >> and chris, as you can see right now we're rolling some video which is the president arriving right now, live pictures of the president arriving here on long island where he'll be heading over here. both candidates having walk throughs on the stage but we won't see that. that's been closed per the rules of the debate commission. but you can see there is a little crowd at the airport. probably supporters. chris in terms of the momentum, the president'
polling in colorado, virginia. what we're seeing broadly is what we've seen in states at the national level. barack obama mid to high single digit lead at the national level is a tie. i think in most battle ground states he's lost a few points. it's why this debate is critically important for had him. he knows and his team knows he can not put in a performance like he did 13 days ago if he does that, the momentum that is on mitt romney's side will continue to build and my expectation you would...
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number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. >>> i had, i don't know, 20-something jobs before i got elected president, but this is the first time in my life i ever got to be the warm-up act for bruce springsteen. >> 45-minute warm-up act, and it was a good 45 minutes. welcome back to "hardball." 19 days to the election, and barack obama is bringing in the big guns. the big dog and the boss. two legends in their own time. they came together for a joint appearance near cleveland this afternoon, and they made the sales pitch for the president's re-election and i guess energized a lot of blue collar voters out there who love this guy, rust belt people, hoping to shore up what i call the scranton/oshkosh corridor, where we make things in this country. i want to offer up a small thought, i think obama has yet to hit the right note about the auto industry and saving it. i think autos in this count
number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. >>> i had, i don't know, 20-something jobs before i got elected president, but this is the first time in my life i ever got to be the warm-up act for bruce springsteen. >> 45-minute warm-up act, and it was a good 45 minutes. welcome back to...
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>> maybe iowa, wisconsin, certainly colorado. maybe minnesota or pennsylvania, both of which are not in play, that the obama campaign's playing some defense there, but he can do it if he can win some combination of wisconsin, iowa or new hampshire. >> the ohio news organization poll has it a dead heat in that state, 49%-49%. and also staying in the midwest, in minnesota, mitt romney's actually sliced president obama's large lead in that state. also an independent state, 47%-44 rs 47%-44% according to "the minnesota startribune." you also add on top of that, in iowa, you have a "des moines register" endorsement which is huge. >> that was a big endorsement. >> that is a huge endorsement of that state. they haven't endorsed a republican since richard nixon in 1972. there are few endorsements that still matter. really matter. in iowa, the des moines register endorsement matters. >> not only that, look at the artwork on the front page. >> all right. thank you, barnicle. >> it's tightening up in the midwest. >> the midwest, wisconsin,
>> maybe iowa, wisconsin, certainly colorado. maybe minnesota or pennsylvania, both of which are not in play, that the obama campaign's playing some defense there, but he can do it if he can win some combination of wisconsin, iowa or new hampshire. >> the ohio news organization poll has it a dead heat in that state, 49%-49%. and also staying in the midwest, in minnesota, mitt romney's actually sliced president obama's large lead in that state. also an independent state, 47%-44 rs...
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they're ahead in colorado. they say florida's in a bad place but has flattened. >> and that's why i think mike, you hear reports that inside the romney campaign, they have a no-whining rule now, don't whine about media bias. don't whine about the polls not being accurate because they know they have to be clear-eyed, and they need to understand the uphill task that's in front of them. and pointing at skewed polls, when your internal polls are showing the same thing, that only mucks things up and actually ends up hurting you in the end. >> he didn't whine, but perhaps using halperin's tug mcgraw principle, paul ryan yesterday on the sunday shows did say that there's an obvious media bias. so they're putting it out there for supporters. but what we're finding in both republican focus groups and democratic focus groups, one topic is dominating both of those. and that is the 47% videotape. that broke through, pollsters are finding both campaigns seeing this in their focus groups in a way that nothing else has. to th
they're ahead in colorado. they say florida's in a bad place but has flattened. >> and that's why i think mike, you hear reports that inside the romney campaign, they have a no-whining rule now, don't whine about media bias. don't whine about the polls not being accurate because they know they have to be clear-eyed, and they need to understand the uphill task that's in front of them. and pointing at skewed polls, when your internal polls are showing the same thing, that only mucks things...
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he's got to win colorado. he's got to win nevada. he's got to win them all. >> and it's a republican-leaning battleground state. you know, ohio gives me flashback to my favorite comparison for this election which is 2004. this point in 2004, october 10th, actually after the second presidential debate in 2004, john kerry had a lead. effectively the race was tied, but he had a lead among likely voters of one point. that was after two dedabatedeba it came down to ohio. it is an extremely close race, well within the margin of error. for the president's supporters and maybe his critics who thought that he was in freefall after that first debate, these latest round of poll numbers suggest that that isn't the case. >> actually, it seems, mike, that if you look historically over the past couple of weeks, you look at the first debate, you look at the vice presidential debate, it seems like it kept mitt romney in the game. we were all talking about before, if mitt romney doesn't do very well in the first debate, the race is over. and so i gues
he's got to win colorado. he's got to win nevada. he's got to win them all. >> and it's a republican-leaning battleground state. you know, ohio gives me flashback to my favorite comparison for this election which is 2004. this point in 2004, october 10th, actually after the second presidential debate in 2004, john kerry had a lead. effectively the race was tied, but he had a lead among likely voters of one point. that was after two dedabatedeba it came down to ohio. it is an extremely...
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i think suddenly florida, nevada, colorado, virginia, north carolina, all of these swing states that were close, i think if ryan/romney have a couple more good debates, those all go in the romney column. that was a freudian slip. but at the end of the day, though, the question is committee make up the big difference in ohio? can he make up the big difference in wisconsin? because if he doesn't win ohio, he's got to win wisconsin. the romney people still think he can. after that debate and after barack obama's performance, which was staggeringly bad. >> all right. >> no, i mean it. >> he's right. >> okay. >> i'm hearing this from democrats. and this broke through. we always hear about how americans aren't paying attention. they're looking at reality shows. this broke through, everybody was talking about it, not just how well romney did but how badly the president performed. >> well, just as i think it was premature to declare the race over before, i think it's too soon to say that that performance, as widely watched as it was, is going to move numbers. we have yet to see any numbers m
i think suddenly florida, nevada, colorado, virginia, north carolina, all of these swing states that were close, i think if ryan/romney have a couple more good debates, those all go in the romney column. that was a freudian slip. but at the end of the day, though, the question is committee make up the big difference in ohio? can he make up the big difference in wisconsin? because if he doesn't win ohio, he's got to win wisconsin. the romney people still think he can. after that debate and after...
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that was a great line from the former governor of colorado, how do you have this debate about downsizing democracy? it's a tough conversation. >> that wasn't had last night, on the democratic side, joe biden wouldn't even talk about raising the retirement age. >> i'll agree with that. >> and on the republican side, you've got a republican ticket that still can't explain their $5 trillion tax cut. people giving things away remains sort of the ploy right now. >> yeah. chuck todd, thank you so much. we'll see you on "the daily rundown." tom brokaw, stay with us, if you can. david, can you stay? >> sure. >>> up next, it's his fault, huh? we're going to bring in congressman chris van hole ton get h chris van hollen to get his reaction to last night. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. â
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american cross roads ad, the karl rove group out with a new $11 million ad buy airing in swing states, colorado, ohio, virginia, hitting the president on the economy. here they are. >> this is what president obama said the jobless rate would be if we pass the stimulus, 5.6%. but this is what the jobless rate actually is, 8.1%. the difference, about 3.7 million jobs. obama's spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt. and now we have fewer jobs than when he started. what obama processed versus what he delivered. >> american crossroads is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> steve, can we get you to do your reports like that. jim, what's crossroads going for here? >> well, sorts of fits in with the quotes we were talking about. they want to indict the president for failing to live up to his promises, particularly on the economy. and this was always the plan for the romney campaign. they thought they would be able to prevail in this election by pointing out the flaws they see in president obama. the problem is as you mentioned a couple minutes ago that indictment hasn't been cryst
american cross roads ad, the karl rove group out with a new $11 million ad buy airing in swing states, colorado, ohio, virginia, hitting the president on the economy. here they are. >> this is what president obama said the jobless rate would be if we pass the stimulus, 5.6%. but this is what the jobless rate actually is, 8.1%. the difference, about 3.7 million jobs. obama's spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt. and now we have fewer jobs than when he started. what obama processed...
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colorado, florida, new hampshire, va vashgs they're all very close, but i think it's the midwestern belt that's going to tell us the story of this election. >> chuck, we'll see you shortly on "the daily rundown." harper, you were so good, but when you spoke, she yawned. she yawned. >> well, you know what, harper -- >> isn't he boring? >> speaking from experience -- harper, that's such a great southern name, harper. >> i can ask you a final question? who do you agree with, joe or mika? >> mika. >> mika. >> good girl. >> she's a smart girl as well. so, hey, chuck, thank you so much. i do think this race comes down -- i mean, it's an oversimplification, but if mitt romney can't win ohio, he can't win. if president obama loses ohio, all bets are off. it all comes down to where your dad's going to be for three days. all right. >> still ahead, presidential historian and author of the book "team of rivals" doris kearns goodwin. >> we'll be talking about yankees. >> yes. rob portman and "time" magazine political columnist tom klein but back to bill for a check on the forecast. >> good morning. t
colorado, florida, new hampshire, va vashgs they're all very close, but i think it's the midwestern belt that's going to tell us the story of this election. >> chuck, we'll see you shortly on "the daily rundown." harper, you were so good, but when you spoke, she yawned. she yawned. >> well, you know what, harper -- >> isn't he boring? >> speaking from experience -- harper, that's such a great southern name, harper. >> i can ask you a final question? who...